PRINTER'S NO. 1913
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
377
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, THOMAS, J. HARRIS, READSHAW, O'BRIEN,
PASHINSKI, BIZZARRO, SCHWEYER, SOLOMON, SCHLOSSBERG,
McCLINTON, KINSEY, ROZZI AND DeLUCA, JUNE 6, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 6, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a month
of reflection and prayer for the Muslim community, which runs
from May 26 through June 25, 2017, and the festival of Eid
al-Fitr.
WHEREAS, Millions of Americans practice Islam; and
WHEREAS, The Muslim-American population is an extraordinary
mosaic of ethnic, linguistic, ideological, social, economic and
religious groups; and
WHEREAS, In representation of the ninth month of the Islamic
calendar, Ramadan was established as a holy month for the people
of the Muslim faith; and
WHEREAS, The Holy Month of Ramadan is celebrated each year
based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, as the time
the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad on the occasion
known as Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Power; and
WHEREAS, Observers celebrate the ritual fast, known as Sawm,
one of the five pillars of Islam, by fasting from dusk until
dawn, experiencing hunger and thirst as a means of becoming more
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